يا مُهدي الموز تبقى

يا مُهدي الموز تبقى

وميمهُ لك فاءُ

وميمهُ لك فاءُ

O giver of bananas, may you endure;

O guide of bananas, you remain

and may the word’s mīm (m) become a fāʾ (f) for you;

And its meem is for you faa

وزاؤُهُ عن قريب

وزاؤُهُ عن قريب

لمن يُعاديك تاءُ

لمن يُعاديك تاءُ

and may its zāy (z), before long,

Its zaa shortly

become a tāʾ (t) for whoever opposes you.

For whoever opposes you, taa